by OzGirl 12 Replies latest jw experiences
Two sisters did a magazine demo recently. One used her tablet to show a scripture to the other one. The second one said: "That looks easier than trying to find it in a book."
The days are gone where you had to learn the Topic of Conversation for the month, use the scriptures for the topic and remember where to turn them up in the Bible.
How often did we get told that "the word of God has power..." And that therefore we should ALWAYS use the actual bible rather than just showing a quote or reciting the verse?
Now using an electronic tablet or phone makes it look cheap and tacky!
In other words, the Bible is confusing, complicated, & difficult to use!
I always dreaded flipping through the Bible, trying to remember where on earth God said what & where the heck were all the other scriptures which supported the scripture I wanted to use. If I was God & wanted to write a book which can benefit people, I would make it as user-friendly & easy to use as possible, with clear & specific guidelines which could not be misinterpreted. It would be clear, coherant, consistent, conclusive, certain & most importantly - convincing, instead of the ambiguous jumbled mess it is right now!
Amazing how Jehovah changes his mind to keep up with technology! Could He not see the future of the internet?
Just a few short years ago the Borg counseled us not even to use paper print outs of scriptures during meetings, let alone in service.
This proves to me that this organization is run by MEN, not God. I think the creator of the universe could see the future of the internet. Men can not, and adjust what is now acceptable as they go.
It's all about appearances. They didn't want people using paper printouts at meetings because they used to love to go on and on about how people in other churches didn't open their bibles. Now they're trying to appeal to a younger generation so it's all about technology.
Another advantage that I'm sure they just love is the way they've now designed the literature to be read from tablets. They've got the scriptures right in there at the end of the chapter, conveniently removed from the context. Now there's much less chance of a JW getting bored at a meeting and reading the context of cited scriptures and realizing that they're misrepresenting the meaning.
jw's are now a high tech religion. Yea it's an about face, but at least those who go to meetings can now check out the sports scores , ebay, instagram, etc. When I go that's exactly what I do and it sure makes the time pass. Thank you jehober!
just saying!
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